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Lode Dewaegheneire

@lodedew

Independent expert, Researcher, Transparency in Disarmament , T= my own, RT ≠ endorsement

 Liege, Belgium
Joined August 2009
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“The race to regulate #AutonomousWeapons is at a critical juncture and legal red lines have never been more urgent. The clock is ticking and time is running out.” #StopKillerRobots 📄Read our full #FirstCommittee statement: stopkillerrobots.org/resourc… 🗣️@yanitra_k #UNGA80 – at New York, NY
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What are the latest developments in #MilitaryAI and #AutonomousWeapons? What are their risks to #HumanRights? And how can we move toward a regulatory framework? Come to today's side event at the @UN in #NewYork to find out. Register: austria-un.typeform.com/to/F… #StopKillerRobots
Mind the (Regulatory) Gap: Current developments in autonomous weapons systems & what they mean for...

Mind the (Regulatory) Gap: Current developments in autonomous weapons systems & what they mean for...

Thursday, 16 October 2025, 1:15PM to 2:30PM Conference Room F

austria-un.typeform.com
Stop Killer Robots (@BanKillerRobots) profile pictureStop Killer Robots@BanKillerRobots15 Oct 2025
📢#HappeningTomorrow Join us for this #AutonomousWeapons side event at UNHQ in New York. 🗣️Hear from speakers including @BanKillerRobots, @privacyint, @ICRC @TheNewSchool with moderation from @MFA_Austria 🎟️Register: austria-un.typeform.com/to/F…
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📢#HappeningTomorrow Join us for this #AutonomousWeapons side event at UNHQ in New York. 🗣️Hear from speakers including @BanKillerRobots, @privacyint, @ICRC @TheNewSchool with moderation from @MFA_Austria 🎟️Register: austria-un.typeform.com/to/F… – at Manhattan, NY
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We’re at the #UnitedNations to remind states what’s at stake and why they need #StopKillerRobots. Listen to the #FirstCommittee discussions live from New York: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k1…
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The stage is set for our panel on ‘Governance of AI applications in the military’ with @Yoshua_Bengio @elinanoor @jessicadorsey @_wandamunoz and @lodedew! And moderated by @brankamarijan.
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Harms and Risks of AI in the Military (@HarmsRisksAIM) profile pictureHarms and Risks of AI in the Military@HarmsRisksAIM25 Nov 2024
🎤In the panel discussion on Dec 2, @Yoshua_Bengio, @elinanoor, @jessicadorsey, @_wandamunoz, and @lodedew will discuss “Governance of AI applications in the military” 📅Only 1 week to go! Register here: harms-risks-ai-military.org/ #HRAIM2024
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🎤In the panel discussion on Dec 2, @Yoshua_Bengio, @elinanoor, @jessicadorsey, @_wandamunoz, and @lodedew will discuss “Governance of AI applications in the military” 📅Only 1 week to go! Register here: harms-risks-ai-military.org/ #HRAIM2024
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📢 Registration is now open for HRAIM workshop! 📢 Join us on Dec 2-3, in-person @Mila_Quebec or online, for an open and inclusive discussion about the risks of AI in the military, with experts in AI, policy, ethics, law & military. Register by Nov 25 at: harms-risks-ai-military.org/
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45+ new signatories to our Parliamentary pledge! This an amazing result from Austrian campaigners working to #StopKillerRobots!👏
KRC Austria (@krcaustria) profile pictureKRC Austria@krcaustria18 Sep 2024
Ich freue mich über die unglaubliche Anzahl von 45+ Unterschriften, die ich heute zusammen mit @ShouraHashemi im Parlament sammeln durfte! Das bedeutet 45+ mehr Politiker, die sich für eine Welt ohne autonome Waffensysteme einsetzen!! @BanKillerRobots 👏
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Great to see parliamentarians in Austria taking action to #StopKillerRobots!👏
Martin Litschauer 🌞💚🇦🇹 (@Energielix) profile pictureMartin Litschauer 🌞💚🇦🇹@Energielix18 Sep 2024
Replying to @ShouraHashemi @BanKillerRobots @krcaustria
Und schon unterschrieben!
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🚨Action to stop killer robots #HappeningNow in Austria! @krcAustria's Marit Seyer and @AmnestyAustria's Shoura Hashemi are in Vienna collecting parliamentarians' signatures to our pledge to regulate #AutonomousWeapons and create a more peaceful world.🇦🇹❌🤖 #StopKillerRobots
Shoura Hashemi (@ShouraHashemi) profile pictureShoura Hashemi@ShouraHashemi18 Sep 2024
Ich bin heute mit Marit von @BanKillerRobots im Parlament, und wir sammeln Unterschriften für ein weltweites Rechtsinstrument zur Regelung von automatisierten Waffensystemen. Wir freuen uns über viele Abgeordnete, die sich dazu bekennen. @krcaustria #StopKillerRobots
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verity coyle@veritycoyle9 Sep 2024
Parliamentarians around the world must act to keep meaningful human control over the use of force. Email your MP now asking them to sign the pledge to Stop Killer Robots. Template letter here: tinyurl.com/27svr7a9
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It’s time for politicians around the world to #StopKillerRobots. Write a letter urging them to sign our Parliamentary Pledge and show their support for new int'l law on #AutonomousWeapons🏛️ Machines shouldn't make life or death decisions - act now ✍️: stopkillerrobots.org/take-ac…
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Write to your parliamentarians today and ask them to sign our Parliamentary Pledge 🏦✍️ Urge them to take leadership to reject the automation of violence: stopkillerrobots.org/take-ac…
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🚨 Last week, Dr. @PeterAsaro, the Vice Chair of our Steering Committee, was on @BBCNews's 'AI Decoded' program to speak about #AutonomousWeapons and the ethical concerns of #ArtificialIntelligence on the battlefield. 🎧 Tune in at 13:30 for his remarks: youtube.com/watch?v=rMS9_H8W…
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ForumArmsTrade@ForumArmsTrade13 Jun 2024
🗓️One more day to apply! Apply now to have the opportunity to join the new cohort of Emerging Experts at the Forum! Find all details of the application and selection process here: forumarmstrade.org/emerging_… #EmergingExperts #forumcommunity
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ForumArmsTrade@ForumArmsTrade22 May 2024
It's happening.... applications open for the 2024-2025 Emerging Expert program. Are you (or do you know) someone pursuing a master's or doctorate degree, or already be employed in our shared field of work but at an early stage in your career? * May 30: info session * June 14: applications due Check it out forumarmstrade.org/emerging_…
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📰 It's out! Read the latest on #AutonomousWeapons, artificial intelligence and regulation in the latest news briefing from our research and monitoring team @AutomatedDR automatedresearch.org/news/n…

News briefing 13-17 May 2024 | Automated Decision Research

Autonomy in weapons systems, and AI in security and defence AI, algorithms and autonomy in the wider world Regulation and Enforcement Facial recognition, biometric identification, surveillance

automatedresearch.org
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Last week, @MFA_Austria 🇦🇹hosted the largest gathering on #AutonomousWeapons outside of the @UN, demonstrating growing consensus that new, legally binding rules are urgently needed. It's time to #StopKillerRobots. Read our article on the event: stopkillerrobots.org/news/vi… #AWS2024
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⏱ In less than an hour Belgian MPs will meet to vote on the second reading of a national law to #StopKillerRobots.
Lode Dewaegheneire (@lodedew) profile pictureLode Dewaegheneire@lodedew29 Apr 2024
#Belgium🇧🇪 can make history on 2 May and prohibit #AutonomousWeapons. Make this happen - call on MPs vote to #StopKillerRobots! 🗳️ Faites-le! Doen! @WouterDeVriendt @GuillaumeDef @HuguesBayet @andreflahaut @LacroixCh @ducarmedenis @hendrikbogaert @TimVandenput @krisverduyckt
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"We know the power these conferences have had on other disarmament treaties in the past and we really see this as an opportunity for decision makers and leaders to take action at the crossroads." @issjones #AWSVienna2024 #AutonomousWeapons
Stop Killer Robots (@BanKillerRobots) profile pictureStop Killer Robots@BanKillerRobots29 Apr 2024
"We see this conference as a historic opportunity...if we act now, we can make a difference on the issue of #AutonomousWeapons" - @issjones our Outreach Manager on why we're excited to be at Humanity at the Crossroads in Austria 🚫🤖 #AWS2024Vienna #StopKillerRobots
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